Friday, August 19, 2016

Democracy Now is not any different from New York Times or Fox News or WP when it comes to covering Syria

Look at this interview. They never challenge their guest one time and they never question the premise of their guest that only a US military intervention can save Syria. Notice also that none of the three people (the two hosts and the guest) ever utter a word about the killing of civilians by Syrian rebels. What a shame. There is something wrong in the news coverage when Democracy Now is not different at all from New York Times. Democracy Now has even interviewed people of the pro-Gulf regime, Lebanese March 14 just to produce the pro-Syrian rebel point of view.

Comic by Terry Furry, reproduced from "Heard the One About the Funny Leftist?" by Cris Thompson, East Bay Express

As'ad's Bio

As'ad AbuKhalil, born March 16, 1960. From Tyre, Lebanon, grew up in Beirut. Received his BA and MA from American University of Beirut in pol sc. Came to US in 1983 and received his PhD in comparative government from Georgetown University. Taught at Tufts University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Colorado College, and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Middle East Institute in Washington DC. He served as free-lance Middle East consultant for NBC News and ABC News, an experience that only served to increase his disdain for maintream US media. He is now professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. His favorite food is fried eggplants.

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